diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index b6415c38c808ab..054bad48981703 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -772,11 +772,11 @@
          'memory footprint, but also implies no just-in-time compilation ' +
          'support, thus much slower execution)')
 
-parser.add_argument('--v8-enable-object-print',
+parser.add_argument('--v8-disable-object-print',
     action='store_true',
-    dest='v8_enable_object_print',
-    default=True,
-    help='compile V8 with auxiliar functions for native debuggers')
+    dest='v8_disable_object_print',
+    default=False,
+    help='disable the V8 auxiliar functions for native debuggers')
 
 parser.add_argument('--v8-enable-hugepage',
     action='store_true',
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ def configure_v8(o):
   o['variables']['v8_no_strict_aliasing'] = 1  # Work around compiler bugs.
   o['variables']['v8_optimized_debug'] = 0 if options.v8_non_optimized_debug else 1
   o['variables']['dcheck_always_on'] = 1 if options.v8_with_dchecks else 0
-  o['variables']['v8_enable_object_print'] = 1 if options.v8_enable_object_print else 0
+  o['variables']['v8_enable_object_print'] = 0 if options.v8_disable_object_print else 1
   o['variables']['v8_random_seed'] = 0  # Use a random seed for hash tables.
   o['variables']['v8_promise_internal_field_count'] = 1 # Add internal field to promises for async hooks.
   o['variables']['v8_use_siphash'] = 0 if options.without_siphash else 1